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About The Position

Requirements

• Typically 12–15+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Program Finance, or Financial Operations.
• At least 5 years leading enterprise-wide finance transformation initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Proven success leading finance teams and transformation projects, including post-M&A financial process integration, legacy system consolidation, and data harmonization in a complex government contracting environment.
• Strong understanding of government contracting financial requirements, including FAR, CAS, indirect rate structures, and audit readiness.
• Experience driving multi-phase cross-functional projects involving ERP and adjacent functional systems, process automation, and data/reporting modernization.
• Strong executive communication skills, including presenting to C-suite stakeholders and conveying a transformation vision to diverse audiences.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex change, and influence without direct authority.
• Experience creating governance frameworks, KPIs, and transformation performance metrics.
• Strong understanding of digital technologies and their application in finance operations to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Relationship-building and conflict-resolution skills to engage stakeholders and address resistance.
• Ability to define strategic objectives aligned with corporate goals and lead teams toward those objectives through a structured approach.
• Demonstrated program leadership in cross-functional finance transformation covering process standardization, automation, and data integrity.
• Adaptability to changing business priorities and ability to adjust transformation strategy as the organization evolves.
• Ability to use AI tools to enhance workflows, productivity, decision-making, customer experiences, business outcomes, or operational efficiency; assess emerging AI-enabled tools and use them responsibly while understanding their limitations and risks.
• Curiosity, adaptability, continuous learning, and ability to learn new technologies quickly, including using AI to automate repetitive work, synthesize information, improve communication, and accelerate problem solving while maintaining human judgment and accountability.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Local to Reston, Virginia, or willing to relocate to the DMV area; remote-telework candidates will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the CFO leadership team to develop a compelling finance transformation vision aligned with organizational strategy and opportunities for value creation.
• Establish a stakeholder management strategy and engage business leaders to build buy-in, collaboration, and support.
• Partner with Finance, Contracts, IT, HR, and Operations leaders on change management, process harmonization, and adoption of new tools and standards.
• Assess current processes, systems, legacy platforms, and organizational structures to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and integration challenges related to acquisition-driven growth.
• Lead strategy, planning, and execution of an enterprise-wide finance transformation program.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities across project phases, including scope definition, dependency management, resource allocation, and milestone tracking.
• Drive continuous improvement and modernization, including financial system automation, data governance, and reporting enhancements.
• Set and track KPIs; review them with leadership and communicate program updates, risks, mitigation plans, and potential strategy changes.
• Manage stakeholder groups and initiatives affecting end-to-end processes such as Hire-to-Retire, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, and Record-to-Report.
• Oversee cross-functional project teams, external consultants, and technology vendors.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• 401(k) matching
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Bonus